Category Archives: ballot access
“How Albany is going after Trump’s taxes; A state bill that could force Trump to release his tax returns is not the first effort”
“Trump could be left off some states’ ballots in 2020 if these bills become law”
Ocasio-Cortez, Warren and Sanders Skirmish with NY Dems over Fusion Ban
NYT reports on opposition to the N.Y. Democratic Party’s resolution to eliminate fusion voting.
“Ninth Circuit Remands California Party Labels Case Back to U.S. District Court for More Evidence”
BAN:
On December 3, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Soltysik v Padilla, 16-55758. This is the case in which Emidio “Mimi” Soltysik, a registered Socialist, challenged the California law that forces him to appear on the ballot… Continue reading
“Reversing Course, Chris Collins Will Seek 4th House Term Despite Indictment”
NYT:
Representative Chris Collins, the New York Republican indicted on insider trading charges last month, reversed course on Monday and planned to announce he would seek another term, according to two Republicans familiar with his plans.
Mr. Collins opted to… Continue reading
In Sixth Circuit Ballot Access Case from Michigan, Court Suggests Jenness v. Fortson May No Longer Be Good Law
Opinion:
And although the Supreme Court upheld a five-percent signature requirement in Jenness v. Fortson, 403 U.S. 431, 438 (1971), that signature requirement was analyzed using a less stringent framework than that required by Anderson and Burdick. See Anderson, 460… Continue reading
“High Court Affirms Decision Kicking Candidate Off Ballot for Not Specifying Her Gender”
New York Law Journal:
The New York Court of Appeals has kicked a candidate for member of the New York State Democratic Committee off the September primary ballot for failing to explicitly state she is a woman.
Penny Mintz, who… Continue reading
“West Virginia Supreme Court Rules Against Constitution Party and Don Blankenship”
End of the line, unless Blankenship petitions the U.S. Supreme Court.
North Carolina: North Carolina Constitution Party Wins Ballot Access Lawsuit
BAN:
On August 22, U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan, a Bush Jr. appointee, issued a 17-page order in Poindexter v Strach, e.d., 5:18cv-366. The order puts three Constitution Party nominees on the ballot, for legislature and county office. The… Continue reading
“New York Fusion Laws and the Joe Crowley Imbroglio”
Jerry Goldfeder & Myrna Perez:
Crowley has taken a different tack. Although he remains on the Working Families line, he immediately endorsed Ocasio-Cortez for the congressional seat. This is not unlike what Andrew Cuomo did in 2002. Running for… Continue reading
North Carolina: “Republican legislators violated a candidate’s constitutional rights, judge rules”
News and Observer:
A judge threw out a new state law Monday, ruling that it violated the constitutional rights of at least two politicians whose 2018 campaigns the law had targeted.
Chris Anglin, a Republican candidate for a seat on… Continue reading
“Judge hands NC legislators a temporary loss in lawsuit over political labels”
News & Observer:
The North Carolina Supreme Court candidate who is suing the state government and legislative leaders won a partial victory in court Monday.
Chris Anglin is a registered Republican, and he is running against a Democrat and another… Continue reading
North Carolina Sued Over Retroactively Stripping Constitution Party Members of Access to the Ballot
Progressive Pulse:
The Constitution Party of North Carolina is following through on its threat to sue the state over ballot access restrictions.
The Party and three of its members — James Poindexter of Surry County, Jerry Jones of Greene County… Continue reading